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Author
Publisher
BHoughton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1975
Language
English
Description
In the vein of Downton Abbey, Jane Austen's beloved but unfinished masterpiece—often considered her most modern and exciting novel—gets a spectacular second act in this tie-in to a major new limited television series.
Written only months before Austen's death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the joyously impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming...
Written only months before Austen's death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the joyously impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss -...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A chance meeting with a Sussex beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is the reclusive, retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who soon takes on the role of mentor and teacher.
4) Persuasion
Author
Language
English
Description
A delightful social satire of England's landed gentry and a moving tale of lovers separated by class distinction
Author
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
The Whitbread Award-winning author of the Old Filth trilogy captures a moment in time for three young women on the cusp of adulthood.
Yorkshire, 1946. The end of the war has changed the world again, and, emboldened by this new dawning, Hetty Fallows, Una Vane, and Lieselotte Klein seize the opportunities with enthusiasm. Hetty, desperate to escape the grasp of her critical mother, books a solo holiday to the Lake District under the pretext of completing...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park, first published in 1814, tells the story of young Fanny Price, who is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, at the age of ten. As she grows up, she develops deep feelings for her cousin Edmund Bertram, the only person at Mansfield Park who shows her true kindness. When the Bertram family is thrown into scandal and disorder, Fanny and Edmund must overcome the chaos around them so they can come to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Spirited daughter. Rebellious wife. Powerful woman. The adored and spirited daughter of England's greatest knight, Mahelt Marshal lives a privileged life. But when her beloved father falls foul of the volatile and dangerous King John, her world is shattered. The king takes her brothers hostage and Mahelt's planned marriage to Hugh Bigod, son of the Earl of Norfolk, takes place sooner than she expected. Mahelt and Hugh come to care for each other deeply,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Emma Woodhouse arrives home in Norfolk ready to embark on adult life. Not only has her sister, Isabella, been whisked away on a motorcycle up to London, but her astute governess, Miss Taylor is at a loose end, abandoned in the giant family pile, Hartfield, alongside Emma's anxiety-ridden father. Someone is needed to rule the roost and young Emma is more than happy to oblige. But there is only one person who can play with Emma's indestructible confidence,...
11) The deception
Author
Series
Daughters of Mannerling volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Author
Language
Español
Description
La señora Bennet ha criado a sus cinco hijas con el único deseo de encontrar marido. La llegada al vecindario, junto con algunas amistades, del rico y soltero Charles Bingley despierta el interés de las hermanas Bennet y de las familias vecinas, que verán una excelente oportunidad para cumplir su propósito. Elizabeth, una de las hijas de los Bennet, empezará una singular relación con Darcy, uno de los amigos de Bingley, que desencadenará esta...
14) The folly
Author
Series
Daughters of Mannerling volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
15) The romance
Author
Series
Daughters of Mannerling volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
16) The homecoming
Author
Series
Daughters of Mannerling volume 6
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
18) Babel Tower
Author
Series
Frederica Potter series volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
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